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TIL That Carrie Fisher never wore a bra in the first Star Wars movie at the request of George Lucas. He explained to her that in space, her flesh would expand, but her bra wouldn’t, so she would be strangled by her bra.

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b6JN9 TIL Lyndon Baines Johnson was the last US President (as of 18/11/23) to die who was from the Democratic Party, January 22, 1973, 50 years ago.
9DdX TIL that the funny bone (ulnar nerve) is the largest unprotected nerve in the body.
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